Based on Christopher Isherwood's The Berlin Stories,the musical Cabaret is the story of Cliff, an American writer who comes to Berlin at the dawn of the Hitler era. He falls in with the denizens of the decadent Kit Kat Klub, and takes as his roommate the club's former star attraction, Sally Bowles. As he struggles to write a novel, he witnesses the blindness and self-deception of a group of people who allow Nazism to gradually take control while they are emotionally and spiritually "fast asleep." A spectral cabaret emcee comments on the story in a series of increasingly pointed nightclub songs.
1966 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1967 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
1968 | West End |
London Production West End |
1982 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
1986 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1987 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1993 | West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival West End |
1998 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
2006 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2008 | UK Tour |
National Tour UK Tour |
2012 | West End |
West End Revival Production West End |
2014 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
2016 | US Tour |
2016 National Tour US Tour |
2021 | West End |
London Production West End |
2024 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical | Sheila Hancock |
2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Theatre Choreographer | Javier De Frutos |
2007 | Olivier Awards | Outstanding Musical Production | John Kander |
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